Cacao Nueva Esperanza - Cacao Agroforestry

Cacao Nueva Esperanza

Finca Sueños is a small organic farm in Puerto Quito, Ecuador owned and operated by Yamile Roldan. Yamile is committed to organic, shade-grown cultivation of heirloom cacao varieties, and Finca Sueños is an important hub of local agroecology education, cacao genetic diversity research, and biodiversity conservation.

Find out more about Finca Sueños http://cacaofincasuenos.com/

Shade-grown 'Nacional' variety cacao trees at Finca Sueños

The entrance and main building of the Finca Sueños organic cacao agroecology farm

Tour and tasting in the cacao workshop

A small sampling of the insect and plant biodiversity that co-exists with the heirloom cacao trees at Finca Sueños

Ecuador has the highest proportion of species to land area (biodiversity) on earth, and countless unique or rare plants are only found in this small country. Here is a very small sampling of some of the most visually impressive plants native to Ecuador that are cultivated and studied at the Quito Botanical Garden and the adjacent National Institute of Biodiversity.

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